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Posted by Jayx1 on Dec-31-2007 23:32:

Only in Canada

.............do people complain when they get LOWER TAXES!!!!. Enjoy the 5% GST starting tomorrow and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!


Posted by LKD on Dec-31-2007 23:54:

only in canada do we start threads complaining about people complaining


Posted by Intuition on Dec-31-2007 23:56:

I just found out about this, but I'm not sure how I feel about it.


Posted by LKD on Dec-31-2007 23:57:

quote:
Originally posted by Intuition
I just found out about this, but I'm not sure how I feel about it.



do u feel a sense of....uncertainty??


Posted by TheDemon on Jan-01-2008 00:04:

quote:
Originally posted by Intuition
I just found out about this, but I'm not sure how I feel about it.


Feeling better would be a start . but its not gonna make much of a difference until you purchase something big.


Posted by Omega_M on Jan-01-2008 02:48:

quote:
Originally posted by Intuition
I just found out about this, but I'm not sure how I feel about it.


do you work for the government ?


Posted by Sasha on Jan-01-2008 08:59:

he works for the guverment. yes!

i love u jay


Posted by Minhaj on Jan-01-2008 16:50:

quote:
Originally posted by TheDemon
Feeling better would be a start . but its not gonna make much of a difference until you purchase something big.


how big?
im plannin on buying a imac soon


Posted by sixtysix on Jan-01-2008 19:29:

quote:
Originally posted by Minhaj
how big?
im plannin on buying a imac soon


GST is down to 5%. And of course Canada will complain aobut it, theres too many hippies in Canada who love to hate anything associated with the conservatives. Of course hippies don't want to see tax cuts because they want more tax to pay their unemployement.


Posted by 7-4-7 on Jan-01-2008 19:36:

this is six and 1/2 dozen of the other.

I cant tell you how excited I am to know that I am shaving somewhere between 2 - 60 cents off of my years average purchases.

But I guess if you are rich/financially comfortable beyond the average Canadian you can now afford even better and more expensive extravagances that further divide you from the rest.....Heres to saving 7 cents for every can of food for the poor shopper!

Happy New Year,

Hippie.


Posted by geroin on Jan-01-2008 19:45:

wow big fucking deal 1%


Posted by Spam on Jan-01-2008 22:30:

It's actually now been a 2% decrease in, what? 2 years?

So now I'm saving an average of 400 bucks a year compared to what I would have been spending 2 years ago with the Liberals in power (who promised to scrap the tax altogether 15 years ago)?

Politicians who keep their word? I'm cool with that.


Posted by exstasie on Jan-01-2008 22:38:

quote:
Originally posted by Spam
It's actually now been a 2% decrease in, what? 2 years?

So now I'm saving an average of 400 bucks a year compared to what I would have been spending 2 years ago with the Liberals in power (who promised to scrap the tax altogether 15 years ago)?

Politicians who keep their word? I'm cool with that.


+1

I probably spend around $20,000 a year on who knows what, but that equals to $400.00 in savings (with the overall 2% GST cut).


Posted by Spam on Jan-01-2008 22:53:

And they've also reintroduced the tax-cut for the lowest income-tax bracket from 15.5% back down to 15%, retroactive to January 2007. In other words, their .5% raise on the original Liberal tax-cut was just completely undone. So people in that tax bracket should enjoy that. I don't know if that affects me or not... but people getting to keep their money is a good thing in my book.


Posted by Matt on Jan-01-2008 23:46:

Re: Only in Canada

quote:
Originally posted by Jayx1
.............do people complain when they get LOWER TAXES!!!!. Enjoy the 5% GST starting tomorrow and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!


Maybe because some Canadians aren't self-centred fuckwads looking to save a few bucks from an unnecessary tax cut intended to woo voters?


Posted by malek on Jan-01-2008 23:56:

Re: Re: Only in Canada

quote:
Originally posted by Matt
Maybe because some Canadians aren't self-centred fuckwads looking to save a few bucks from an unnecessary tax cut intended to woo voters?


as opposed to?


Posted by miketg23 on Jan-02-2008 00:15:

quote:
Originally posted by Spam
And they've also reintroduced the tax-cut for the lowest income-tax bracket from 15.5% back down to 15%, retroactive to January 2007. In other words, their .5% raise on the original Liberal tax-cut was just completely undone. So people in that tax bracket should enjoy that. I don't know if that affects me or not... but people getting to keep their money is a good thing in my book.


Yes it affects you. Every single tax paying canadian pays 15% on about 28 of your first 37 thousand made. The other 9000 is the basic personal amount and is therefore non taxable. Only on dollars between 37-75 thousand will you pay at the second rate of 23%. this continues as you move up into the brackets. This prevents the common misconseption that one can make less take home money due to being bumped into the next bracket.


Posted by Yohan on Jan-02-2008 01:20:

Re: Re: Only in Canada

quote:
Originally posted by Matt
Maybe because some Canadians aren't self-centred fuckwads looking to save a few bucks from an unnecessary tax cut intended to woo voters?

lol. so, instead of voluntarily giving money to charity, you support the governmment from forcibly taking money from people?


Posted by Intuition on Jan-02-2008 01:35:

quote:
Originally posted by El K Dee
do u feel a sense of....uncertainty??


That's exactly how I would describe the sensation.
I dunno, I'm just apprehensive about the effect it could have on the quality of our services, which is already pretty low in some cases.

quote:
Originally posted by Omega_M
do you work for the government ?


I'm about to start my co-op job for the Region of Peel on Monday, and I guess you could say that's a form of government, but it definitely doesn't have any real influence.



But I guess I'll enjoy it for what it's worth on my next big purchase.


Posted by Spam on Jan-02-2008 03:19:

Re: Re: Only in Canada

quote:
Originally posted by Matt
Maybe because some Canadians aren't self-centred fuckwads looking to save a few bucks from an unnecessary tax cut intended to woo voters?


Or maybe because some Canadians don't want their money forcibly taken from them to underfund piss-poor public service institutions run by powerful unions who demand 20% bonuses and 5% annual pay-raises?


Posted by sixtysix on Jan-02-2008 03:34:

Re: Re: Re: Only in Canada

quote:
Originally posted by malek
as opposed to?


+1


Posted by spitty on Jan-02-2008 04:06:

quote:
Originally posted by 7-4-7
this is six and 1/2 dozen of the other.

I cant tell you how excited I am to know that I am shaving somewhere between 2 - 60 cents off of my years average purchases.

But I guess if you are rich/financially comfortable beyond the average Canadian you can now afford even better and more expensive extravagances that further divide you from the rest.....Heres to saving 7 cents for every can of food for the poor shopper!

Happy New Year,

Hippie.
e

i love you

hippie #2


Posted by Spam on Jan-02-2008 04:18:

quote:
Originally posted by 7-4-7 Heres to saving 7 cents for every can of food for the poor shopper!


Groceries are exempt from GST. If cans of food ARE taxed (and I don't think they are), then poor shoppers should stop buying canned food, and buy basic meat, milk, bread and vegetables and learn to cook for themselves to save the GST cost.

Laying off on the cigarettes and booze would probably help as well.


Posted by Yohan on Jan-02-2008 04:45:

Robin Hood may have stolen from the rich to feed the poor, but in the end, he's still just a thief


Posted by Ania_xox on Jan-02-2008 04:52:

quote:
Originally posted by EvilTree
Robin Hood may have stolen from the rich to feed the poor, but in the end, he's still just a thief


I don't see what this has to do with anything

but LOL nonetheless


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